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Albany College to Open Nonprofit Pharmacy in Schenectady, NY

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pharmacy” by Mike Mozart licensed under CC BY 2.0

Source: SF Gate

New York’s Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Services is teaming up with the Hometown Health Center Clinic to create a nonprofit pharmacy that will help Schenectady-area patients through access to on-site prescriptions and that will also benefit pharmacy students through on-the-ground experience. The new operation, named College Hometown Pharmacy, will be headed by a licensed pharmacist, but will also rely extensively on student support through paid positions, volunteer hours, and course-credit internships. A true rarity, the new collaboration will join the ranks of only three other nonprofit pharmacies in the nation.

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